/m/minor_leagues

Reader Comments and Retorts

Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.

That Clinton team had Nick Franklin, who's knocking on the door; Jimmy Gilheeney, who just got promoted to AAA and is pitching well, could be a back-of-the-rotation guy; and Erasmo Ramirez, who debuted last year and who's on the AAA DL at the moment. Tom Wilhelmsen, signed out of the indy leagues that year; Steve Pryor, a 2010 draft pick, and Brandon Maurer all finished the season there and are on the ML roster now. There are a couple of other guys who could have major league careers - Steve Baron, a 2009 first-round catcher who didn't hit then and hasn't really hit since, but who still is getting chances; Gabriel Noriega, a middle infielder who hasn't hit either but who's made it to AA and is still only 22; Vinnie Catricala, who looked like he was having a breakout year in 2011 but hasn't done anything since. That's not a bad haul for low Class A.